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Pakistan not involved in Mumbai blasts: Diplomat

Pakistan not involved in Mumbai blasts: Diplomat

Rediff.com21 Jul 2006

A top Pakistani diplomat on Thursday ruled out Pakistan's involvement in the Mumbai serial blasts and said without proper investigation Islamabad should not be blamed.

56 killed, nearly 200 injured in blast at Shia mosque in Pak

56 killed, nearly 200 injured in blast at Shia mosque in Pak

Rediff.com4 Mar 2022

The blast occurred at an Imambargah located near the Qissa Khwani Bazaar area of Peshawar when the worshippers were offering Friday prayers.

T20 WC: Afridi, Babar shine in Pak's face-saving win

T20 WC: Afridi, Babar shine in Pak's face-saving win

Rediff.com17 Jun 2024

IMAGES from the T20 World Cup match played between Pakistan and Ireland in Lauderhill, USA on Sunday.

26 killed in Pakistan hotel blast

26 killed in Pakistan hotel blast

Rediff.com15 May 2007

The restaurant was located at the crowded Naz Cinema Road close to the centuries-old Mahabat Mosque in Peshawar, the capital of NWFP.

2 arrested in connection with blast outside Hafiz Saeed's house

2 arrested in connection with blast outside Hafiz Saeed's house

Rediff.com24 Jun 2021

Pakistani security agencies on Thursday arrested two suspects involved in the car bomb blast outside the house of the 2008 Mumbai terror attack mastermind and chief of the banned Jamat-ud-Dawah (JuD) Hafiz Saeed, an official said.

Bomb blast outside Hafiz Saeed's house kills 3 in Lahore

Bomb blast outside Hafiz Saeed's house kills 3 in Lahore

Rediff.com23 Jun 2021

Three people were killed and over 20 others injured in a bomb blast outside the house of the Mumbai terror attack mastermind and JuD chief Hafiz Saeed in Lahore on Wednesday, the police said.

10 killed by blasts in cinema hall in NW Pakistan

10 killed by blasts in cinema hall in NW Pakistan

Rediff.com11 Feb 2014

At least 10 persons were killed and 20 others injured when three bombs ripped through a cinema hall in this restive northwestern Pakistani city on Tuesday.

52 killed in twin suicide blasts in northwest Pakistan

52 killed in twin suicide blasts in northwest Pakistan

Rediff.com27 Jul 2013

At least 52 people were killed when twin suicide bombings ripped through a town in northwest Pakistan's restive tribal belt on Friday in a sudden surge in violence against the minority Shia community.

Gaya blasts claim: IM twitter handle traced to Pakistan

Gaya blasts claim: IM twitter handle traced to Pakistan

Rediff.com10 Jul 2013

A twitter account, purportedly belonging to terror outfit Indian Mujahideen, has warned that the next target would be Mumbai, prompting the state authorities to tighten security across the city.

8 killed, 40 injured in Pakistan market blast

8 killed, 40 injured in Pakistan market blast

Rediff.com22 Mar 2013

A powerful bomb ripped through a crowded market at Dera Allah Yar town in the restive Balochistan province of Pakistan on Friday, killing eight persons and injuring more than 40 others, officials said.

Blast hits bus with Shia pilgrims in SW Pakistan; 23 killed

Blast hits bus with Shia pilgrims in SW Pakistan; 23 killed

Rediff.com21 Jan 2014

Twenty-three Shia pilgrims, including women, returning from Iran were killed on Tuesday when a powerful bomb blast hit a bus in the restive Balochistan province of southwest Pakistan.

'Akshay Kumar Is Our Thanos'

'Akshay Kumar Is Our Thanos'

Rediff.com6 Jan 2025

'The uniform really makes you feel powerful.'

Market blast kills 11 in Pakistan's Quetta city

Market blast kills 11 in Pakistan's Quetta city

Rediff.com10 Jan 2013

A powerful bomb went off near a security check post at a crowded roundabout in the heart of Quetta city of southwest Pakistan on Thursday, killing 11 people including a security personnel and injuring 27 others.

Prayer hall blast kills 25 in Pakistan

Prayer hall blast kills 25 in Pakistan

Rediff.com6 Feb 2009

At least 25 people, including two children, were killed and over 50 injured when a suspected suicide bomber struck a religious gathering in Dera Ghazi Khan town in Pakistan's Punjab province on Thursday.

Blast in bus kills 13 in Pakistan's northwest

Blast in bus kills 13 in Pakistan's northwest

Rediff.com18 Jul 2012

A powerful bomb blast ripped through a bus in the restive tribal belt of northwest Pakistan on Wednesday, killing 13 people including two children, and injuring four others, officials said.

15 killed in blast in northwest Pakistan

15 killed in blast in northwest Pakistan

Rediff.com10 Nov 2009

A powerful blast on Tuesday ripped through a packed commercial area in northwest Pakistan's Charsadda town killing at least five people, the latest in a series of terror attacks across the country amid a massive army operation against the Taliban in the restive tribal belt.

India has shared Samjhauta blast report with us: Pakistan

India has shared Samjhauta blast report with us: Pakistan

Rediff.com2 Apr 2011

Pakistan's Interior Minister Rehman Malik has said that India has provided the Samjhauta Express train blast investigation report and that both countries have agreed to discuss Kashmir and other pending issues.

PIX: Kohli's masterclass sinks Pakistan at MCG

PIX: Kohli's masterclass sinks Pakistan at MCG

Rediff.com23 Oct 2022

Virat Kohli was magnificent at the death, finishing 82 not out after digging India out of trouble

Australian cricketers nervous about Pakistan tour: report

Australian cricketers nervous about Pakistan tour: report

Rediff.com26 Jan 2022

Australian cricketers are on edge barely a month before their first tour of Pakistan in 24 years, amid an uptick in terror attacks in the Asian nation.

No talks with Pak, no one can bring back Art 370: Amit Shah in Jammu

No talks with Pak, no one can bring back Art 370: Amit Shah in Jammu

Rediff.com6 Sep 2024

Asserting that Article 370 is a thing of the past, Shah stated that no one can bring it back.

19 killed, 50 wounded in blast in northwest Pakistan

19 killed, 50 wounded in blast in northwest Pakistan

Rediff.com17 Dec 2012

At least 19 people, including women and children, were killed and 50 others injured on Monday when a powerful car bomb ripped through a crowded market in the restive Khyber tribal region of northwest Pakistan.

Arrested Pak terrorist recced Delhi HC ahead of 2011 blast: Police

Arrested Pak terrorist recced Delhi HC ahead of 2011 blast: Police

Rediff.com14 Oct 2021

The Delhi police on Wednesday said Mohammad Ashraf alias Ali Ahmed Noorie, a Pakistani terrorist with ISI links who was living in India for over 10 years under a fake identity, had conducted a reconnaissance of the high court here ahead of the 2011 blast on the court premises.

Pakistan: 8 killed in blast

Pakistan: 8 killed in blast

Rediff.com27 Aug 2008

Eight people were killed and over 20 injured in a bomb blast at a roadside restaurant on the outskirts of Islamabad, police said on Wednesday. The blast, which was initially believed to be a gas cylinder explosion, created a one-foot-deep crater at the eatery in the Model Town area late Tuesday night.

26/11 has links to Samjhauta train blast: Pakistan

26/11 has links to Samjhauta train blast: Pakistan

Rediff.com17 Feb 2009

Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi was on Tuesday quoted as having linked the Samjhauta train blasts near Panipat in 2007 to the Mumbai terror attacks last November.According to the Dawn newspaper, Qureshi had told reporters in Multan that the Samjhauta Express incident and the Mumbai attacks were inter-connected and the probe could continue only if India responds to questions raised by Pakistan.

Blast targets Air Force van in Pakistan; 10 killed

Blast targets Air Force van in Pakistan; 10 killed

Rediff.com19 Sep 2012

The PAF van was headed for the local airbase when explosives planted in a car were triggered by remote control in Badabher area, police officials said.

Punjab on high alert after Ludhiana court blast kills one, injures 6

Punjab on high alert after Ludhiana court blast kills one, injures 6

Rediff.com23 Dec 2021

The explosion took place in the wash room of the second floor of the court complex, said police.

14-day custody for Chinese national facing blasphemy charge in Pakistan

14-day custody for Chinese national facing blasphemy charge in Pakistan

Rediff.com18 Apr 2023

A Pakistani anti-terrorism court has sent a Chinese national to jail on 14-day judicial remand on blasphemy charges in the restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province after he was arrested on Monday, according to media reports on Tuesday.

44 people killed, 100 hurt in suicide attack at Pak political party's meeting

44 people killed, 100 hurt in suicide attack at Pak political party's meeting

Rediff.com30 Jul 2023

The explosion took place at 4 pm at the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl workers' convention in Khar, the capital of Bajaur tribal district.

PIX: Pakistan outclass New Zealand to win T20 tri-series

PIX: Pakistan outclass New Zealand to win T20 tri-series

Rediff.com14 Oct 2022

Pakistan beat New Zealand by five wickets in the final of a tri-series in Christchurch on Friday, giving themselves a timely boost ahead of the upcoming Twenty20 World Cup in Australia.

70 killed in twin blasts in Pakistan cantonment

70 killed in twin blasts in Pakistan cantonment

Rediff.com22 Aug 2008

Fifty people were killed and over 100 injured when two suicide bombers blew themselves up in a cantonment near Islamabad on Thursday. One suicide bomber blew himself up near the main gate of the Pakistan Ordnance Factories at Wah Cantonment, about 50 km from Islamabad, while the second attacker detonated his explosives near another gate of the establishment.

Foreigner arrested for blast outside Hafiz Saeed's house

Foreigner arrested for blast outside Hafiz Saeed's house

Rediff.com25 Jun 2021

A foreign national has been arrested by Pakistani security agencies in connection with the car bomb blast outside the house of the 2008 Mumbai terror attack mastermind and chief of the banned Jamat-ud-Dawa (JuD) Hafiz Saeed in Lahore, according to media reports.

Blast in crowded market kills 20 in northwest Pakistan

Blast in crowded market kills 20 in northwest Pakistan

Rediff.com10 Jan 2012

A powerful bomb blast ripped through a crowded market in the restive Khyber tribal region of northwest Pakistan on Tuesday, killing at least 20 people and injuring over 30 others, officials said. The bomb was planted in a pick-up truck that was parked at a stand for trucks and buses at the market in Jamrud, one of the main towns of Khyber Agency. All the people sitting in the truck were killed instantly when the bomb went off, witnesses and officials said.

49 convicted, 28 acquitted in 2008 Ahmedabad serial blasts case

49 convicted, 28 acquitted in 2008 Ahmedabad serial blasts case

Rediff.com9 Feb 2022

Those who were held guilty included Safdar Nagori, Javed Ahmed and Atikur Rehman. Among those acquitted were Mohammad Irfan, Nasir Ahmad and Shakeel Ahmed.

Blood of Chinese can't be shed in vain: Beijing on Pak blast

Blood of Chinese can't be shed in vain: Beijing on Pak blast

Rediff.com27 Apr 2022

China demanded that the Pakistan should apprehend and punish the perpetrators to the full extent of the law.

Time For India To Revisit Western Alliances

Time For India To Revisit Western Alliances

Rediff.com4 Nov 2024

It's time India re-visited its Western alliances for the attitude and approach that the West reserves for the nation when it comes to security cooperation of the kind that they might not have visualised outside of China, India's bug-bear, asserts N Sathiya Moorthy.

Six killed in blast near Sufi shrine in Pakistan

Six killed in blast near Sufi shrine in Pakistan

Rediff.com25 Oct 2010

At least four people were killed and 12 others injured on Monday in a bomb blast outside a Sufi shrine in the central Pakistani city of Pakpattan, said the police. Two unidentified men parked a motorcycle outside the gate of the shrine and the blast occurred at 6.20 am, police quoted witnesses as saying.They said the explosive device was believed to have been planted in the motorcycle and was triggered by a remote control.

Blasts have to stop so that voices can be heard: Sushma to Pakistan

Blasts have to stop so that voices can be heard: Sushma to Pakistan

Rediff.com28 May 2014

India wants good relations with Pakistan but the neighbouring country must stop terror activities directed against it as talks will get subdued under the din of bomb blasts, Sushma Swaraj said after taking charge as External Affairs Minister on Wednesday.

Dhawan's blast left Pakistan gasping

Dhawan's blast left Pakistan gasping

Rediff.com22 Mar 2014

Shikhar Dhawan scoring 12 runs from Pakistan's ace spinner Saeed Ajmal's first over was the turning point in India run-chase in the WT20 match in Mirpur on Friday. The bowler was immediately taken off and by the time he returned for another spell India were well on the way to victory.

Blasts hit KFC and McDonalds in Pakistan

Blasts hit KFC and McDonalds in Pakistan

Rediff.com9 Sep 2005

It has been called an act of terrorism and the bombs used were crude devices.

Hussey blasts post-World Cup T20s as cricket overkill

Hussey blasts post-World Cup T20s as cricket overkill

Rediff.com29 Nov 2023

Hussey felt this certainly was not the best side competing against the hosts.